Music Composed by John Ottman
Rating: ** 1/2

So, Superman has returned. Neat. His first appearance in 1979 was all that was really needed. Richard Donner’s original still stands as the definitive film version of Superman… (as was his original version of The Omen the definitive version of THAT franchise.) New Superman Brandon Routh does a nice […]

Music Composed by Brian Tyler
Rating: *** 1/2

Brian Tyler’s music is rarely less than entertaining, but I don’t think I’m the first to notice that the cage-rattling beast from Frailty and The Hunted has seemed slightly subdued of late. Perhaps it’s harder to be an edgy-bad-ass for a military drama or a golf epic, but we […]

Music Composed by Hans Zimmer
Rating: ** 1/2

The original Pirates of the Caribbean score was certainly not your stereotypical pirate movie score. It didn’t hearken back to the days of Korngold (what did you expect from a Jerry Bruckheimer produced movie?). It did, however, have that typical Bruckheimer score: full of machismo, an orchestral/electronic hybrid full […]